[ale] Kickstart on Citrix Xen

Wed Aug 28 11:58:29 EDT 2013

there was a point in time where the kickstart file HAD to be called ks.cfg.
renaming it and calling by the new name always failed.

so try: ks=http://IPADDRESS/ks.cfg ksdevice=eth0
just to dodge any DNS issues as well.

On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jim,
>
>
> I am waiting on the forums, I need to correct one thing, I am on
> Citrix Xen 6.0, under the doc 5.4, I am selecting the right template
> with the Wizard, CentOS not RHEL and I am selecting the CentOS
> template.
>
> To install RHEL Using a Kickstart File:
>
> Note
>
> A Red Hat Kickstart file is an automated installation method, similar
> to an answer file, you can use to provide responses to the RHEL
> installation prompts. To create this file, install RHEL manually. The
> kickstart file is located in /root/anaconda-ks.cfg.
>
> In XenCenter, choose the appropriate RHEL template
>
> Specify the kickstart file to use as a kernel command-line argument in
> the XenCenter New VM Wizard, exactly as it would be specified in the
> PXE config file, for example:
>
> ks=http://server/file ksdevice=eth0   <-- That is what I am using.
>
> On the command line, use vm-param-set to set the PV-args parameter to
> make use of a Kickstart file
>
> xe vm-param-set uuid=<vm_uuid> PV-args="ks=http://server/pathksdevice=eth0"
>
> Set the repository location so XenServer knows where to get the kernel
> and initrd from for the installer boot:
>
> xe vm-param-set uuid=<vm_uuid>
> other-config:install-repository=<http://server/path>
>
> Note
>
> To install using a kickstart file without the New VM wizard, you can
> add the appropriate command to the Advanced OS boot parameters text
> box. For example, for RHEL 5.4, this command would be
> ks=nfs:telos:/linux/distros/auto-install/rhel54.cfg.
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Jim,
> >
> > Thanks, I am on an old version Xen 6.02 I was following their guide for
> that
> > version. So I am going back to the forums to see if there is an answer.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> check docs for kickstart version. Some stuff changed and a version back
> or
> >> so the URL for remote ks file was one of them. The syntax for local usb
> >> source also changed. Don't recall syntax new form now.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Guys,
> >>>
> >>> I got a strange error that, I can't find on google. I have been able
> >>> successful kickstart a server in the past, but now I am getting the
> >>> following error.
> >>>
> >>> Invalid URI: The URI scheme in not valid
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> URL for the kickstart is correct.
> >>>
> >>> ks=http://spacewalk.mydomain.com/ks/cfg/org/1/label/naganoksdevice=eth0
> >>>
> >>> It starts up, acts like it going to create the URL then, the error.
> >>>
> >>> I have tried the URL on KVM box, and it works with no issues.
> >>>
> >>> Any insights? Anyone seen this?
> >>>
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>
> (678) 636-9678
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at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own tail.
It won't fatten the dog.
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